A)the earthquake was forecasted early D)the earthquake was much less intense 17.What does the phrase"resting on their success"in paragraph 4 mean? A)Having a vacation after achieving the succes B)Being satisfied ith their succ and doing nothing more C)Being unaware of the success achieve D)Being responsible for the success 18.The smart building mentioned in the passage would B)balance itselfin nearthquake C)no longer need steel,wood or rubber D)reduce the ground vibrations caused by the earthquake 19.It can be inferred from the passage that to make the loss minimal we should A)build smart building B)lift the building off its foundation C)use more firm vet flexible materials D)reduce the impact of ground vibrations 20.The purpose of this passage is to A)compare different quake-resistant building materials B)advocate the extensive use of computers in construction C)inform people of the damages caused by earthquakes D)report the new progress in designing quake-resistant buildings Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage Crime has its own cycles,a magazine reported some years ago.Police records that were studied for five years from over 2400cities and towns show a surprising link between changes in the season and time patterns. The pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years.Murder reaches its high during July and Augustso do rap other iolent t attack s.Murder, ore over,is more than seasonal:it is a weekend crime.It is also a nighttime crime:62percent of murders are committed between 6 p.m.and 6 a.m. Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm,burglar has a different cycle.You are most likely to be robbed between 6p.m.and 2 a.m.on a Saturday night in December,January, or February,the most uncriminal month of al.May t for one strange statistic.More dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year. Apparently our intellectual seasonal cycles are completely different from our criminal tendencies.Professor Huntington,of the Foundation for the study of cycles,made extensive studies to discover the seasons when people read serious books,attend scientific meetings,make A) the earthquake was forecasted early B) it took place in the early morning C) most people in Los Angeles had left the city D) the earthquake was much less intense 17. What does the phrase “resting on their success” in paragraph 4 mean? A) Having a vacation after achieving the success. B) Being satisfied with their success and doing nothing more. C) Being unaware of the success achieved. D) Being responsible for the success. 18. The smart building mentioned in the passage would _______________. A) be treated like living organisms B) balance itself in an earthquake C) no longer need steel, wood or rubber D) reduce the ground vibrations caused by the earthquake 19. It can be inferred from the passage that to make the loss minimal we should ____________. A) build smart buildings B) lift the building off its foundation C) use more firm yet flexible materials D) reduce the impact of ground vibrations 20. The purpose of this passage is to ______________. A) compare different quake-resistant building materials B) advocate the extensive use of computers in construction C) inform people of the damages caused by earthquakes D) report the new progress in designing quake-resistant buildings Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage： Crime has its own cycles，a magazine reported some years ago．Police records that were studied for five years from over 2400cities and towns show a surprising link between changes in the season and time patterns． The pattern of crime has varied very little over a long period of years．Murder reaches its high during July and August，so do rape and other violent attacks．Murder，moreover，is more than seasonal：it is a weekend crime．It is also a nighttime crime：62percent of murders are committed between 6 p．m．and 6 a．m． Unlike the summer high in crimes of bodily harm，burglar has a different cycle．You are most likely to be robbed between 6p．m．and 2 a．m．on a Saturday night in December，January， or February，the most uncriminal month of all．May—except for one strange statistic． More dog bites are reported in this month than in any other month of the year． Apparently our intellectual seasonal cycles are completely different from our criminal tendencies．Professor Huntington，of the Foundation for the study of cycles，made extensive studies to discover the seasons when people read serious books，attend scientific meetings，make